Pen and pencil holder.



A. B. 'MARSHEL PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1910.

Patentd Feb. 14, 1.911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADDISON B. MARSHEL, 0F KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Aooisoiv I3. lvlansirnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of lVyandotte andState of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Pen and Pencil Holder,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a newT and improved pen and pencil holder' ofa type adapted to act, if desired, as a paperwcight.

An object of this invention is to provide a device which will. be simplein construction, inexpensive to n'ianufacture, strong, durable andreadilyT accessible.

A further object of this invention is to provide a pen and pencil holderwhich can be extended up into a convenient projecting position, when inuse, and folded down into a small compass, when not in use.

These and further objects, together with the construction andcombination of parts, will be more fully described hereinafter andparticularly set forth in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all t-he views, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the device in its vertically-extended position,ready for use; Fig. 2 is aV side view in elevation, showing the devicefolded down. in which position it may be stored away; Fig. f3 is avertical transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. it is avertical section on the line 11--4- of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly7 to the separate parts of the device, 1indicates a base, which is preferably of some suitable heavy material,so as to afford sufiicient weight to give stability to the device. Thisbase may be provided with a bottom facing 2 of any suitable soft-1nat-erial, such as felt, so as to prevent the device marring thewoodwork of a polished desk.

Extending upwardly from the base 1, there is provided a pedestal 3, towhich is pivotally secured in any well known manner, as by means of apivot pin 4c, a standard 5. The standard 5 may be provided with anintermediate rib 6 and a pair of side ribs 7 and 8 spaced apart from theintermediate rib 6, so as to forni slots, in which are mounted in-anywell known manner a pair of holders 9 and 10. These holders are pref-Specfcation of Letters latent.

Application filed August B, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14., 1911.

Serial No. 575,878.

crably in the form of spiral springs having a plurality of coils capableof movement relative to each other, so that pens or pencils can beinserted between the yielding juxtaposed coils and securely gripped andheld supported until it is desired to use them. The top of the standard5 may be provided with a suitable knob 11, which provides a convenienthand-hold, whereby the device may be moved about from place to place.

vlt will be seen that the standard 5 is fapable of being swung down intothe position illustrated in Fig. 2, or extended up into the positionindicated in Fig. 1. In order that it may be conveniently supported ineach of these positions, there is provided on the standard a locking pin12, which is adapted to swing in a groove 13, formed by cutting out aportion of the enlarged head of the pedestal 3, so that abutting wallsor lugs l-land 15 are provided on the pedestal 3, which limit the swingof the standard relative to the pedestal.

It will thus be seen that a very simple and cflicicnt device isprovided, whereby pens or pencils may be supported in a readilyaccessible position, even though the device is located on a book or adesk piled with papers.

In view of the fact that the base l embodies considerable mass, therewill be no danger of the device toppling over due to top-heaviness.

It it is desired, the device can be used in the position illustrated inFig. 2, where the standard and holders are folded down into asubstantially horizontal position. This position, however, is for thepurpose also of permitting the device to be set on its base and stillstored in a place wherel there is very little height, such as the drawerof a desk.

lVhile I have shown one embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to belimited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected invarious changes, modifications and alterations which may come within'the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination with a weighted base, of a pedestalintegrally connected with said base and projecting upward therefrom, astandard connected to said pedestal, a pivot for pivotally connectingsaid standard with said pedestal, Huid standard lizwii'ig'` :i phinl'zility nii slots l'lmiuiii oxtimn'liiigr in planos :111 right-:mmm i'oil iiXiS 0i smid pivot, :L paxil.' of spiral spi-ings Qxiuliiiing illHuid slms 11ml pl' j0(-i'i11;; mi OppQHil siilos 0i' said standard, smidpedestal having :i groove therein, :ind :i kicking piii mi said Standardadapted lo wol-k in Suid groove und limitthe motion 01' Said Standard bymigzigenwnt l0 with the end walls of said groove, whereby

